Grapholita compositella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Grapholita compositella, the clover seed moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor, Mongolia, China and eastern Russia, and in North America. The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The face and palpi are white. The forewings are dark fuscous. The costa has eight long white strigulae, several ending in leaden-metallic marks.There is a slightly curved broad quadrate whitish median dorsal blotch, with three parallel blackish lines, surmounted by a leaden-metallic mark. The ocellus is represented by a leaden - metallic transverse mark. The hindwings in the male are white, the apex broadly fuscous; in the femalethey are dark fuscous, lighter basally.
There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and June and again in August. Males fly during the day, while females fly towards sunset. The larvae feed on Trifolium species, including Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. They have also been recorded on Glycine max, Medicago sativa, Melilotus, Lotus corniculatus and other Leguminosae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clover Seed Moth sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 521 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clover Seed Moth in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in February.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Clover Seed Moth sightings, Munich has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Helsinki (Finland, under 5%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clover Seed Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (15 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
